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U.S. Capitol

Date: 07 11 1863
Description: View of the east front of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. A small group of people stand near a fence on the lawn in front of the building. A ...
Photograph

Men with Oxen at Mill

Date: 1899
Description: A group of men are standing with three or four teams of oxen pulling wagons at what appears to be a mill. Several buildings and a chute are in the backgrou...
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Nashville from the Capitol

Date: 1864
Description: View down capitol building steps, where cannons sit on a landing, and statues decorate two lampposts. The city spreads out far below.
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City Hall - Anaglyph

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph; view of the earlier City Hall building, on Market Square at the corner of E. Water Street and Oneida Street. Several signs are in the image, i...
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Gynasium, Northwestern College

Date: 1863
Description: View of the gymnasium at Northwestern College. A staircase leads up the terraced hill to the brick building.
Drawing

Alexander Mitchell Estate

Date: 1872
Description: Lithograph elevated view of the Alexander Mitchell home and gardens seen from the corner of Ninth and Spring Streets. Pedestrians, horse-riders and a horse...
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Columbian Exposition View

Date: 1893
Description: View of the canal area of the Columbian Exposition grounds looking north from near the front of the Machinery building (at left). The South canal is in the...
Photograph

Clarendon Pond and Village

Date: 1899
Description: A man steers a horse and carriage down a winding country road near Clarendon Pond. Village dwellings are visible across the pond.
Photograph

Herold Team of the Milwaukee Turners

Date: 09 21 1886
Description: Twenty-seven young men and George Brosius posing outdoors with sporting equipment. The young men are dressed in short sleeved shirts and pants (possibly an...
Photograph

The Park Hotel

Date: 1880
Description: An exterior view of the Park Hotel, at the corner of Main and Carroll Streets. Children and adults are standing on the street corner on the left. A large g...
Photograph

Lucius Fairchild Home

Date: 1880
Description: View across lawn of the residence of Lucius Fairchild, in Madison. A woman is standing outdoors near the entrance. A fence surrounds the yard of the house,...
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North Main Street

Date: 1890
Description: View down unpaved street, which has numerous horse-drawn vehicles parked along the curbs. People are on the street and sidewalk, with a larger group and a ...
Map or Atlas

Monroe, Green Co., Wis.

Date: 1857
Description: This map shows rural landownership and acreages, lot and block numbers, selected buildings, roads, railroads, and public squares. The map is indexed for th...
Photograph

Five High Wheeler Bicycle Riders

Date: 1890
Description: Five teenagers ride "High Wheeler or Penny-Farthing" bicycles down the street. Grand Avenue Congregational Church is in the background. Mature trees are on...
Photograph

Omnibus Line in Front of Park Hotel

Date: 1878
Description: View from the street of a man holding the reins for a team of two horses and sitting in the driver's seat of the Omnibus Line in front of the Park Hotel on...
Magazine or Periodical

The Electric Light in Madison Square, New York

Date: 01 14 1882
Description: A drawing showing Madison Square at night, lit by electric lighting at the top of a mast. Men and women are strolling on the sidewalks and walking on the s...
Photograph

Old Bridge Area Manufacturing Plants

Date: 1875
Description: Elevated view of several buildings, with bridge and railroad tracks, and the Fox River. In the foreground on the right is the Commercial House, with three ...

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